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Which is a specific antagonist of benzodiazepine :-

A
Zaleplon
B
Flumazenil
C
Naloxone
D
Zopiclone
High-Yield Explanation
Flumazenil is a specific and exclusive benzodiazepine antagonist. It presents and reverses in a dose dependent names all the agonist effects of benzodiazepine. Flumazenil is the first benzodiazepine antagonist approved for clinical use to reverse the effects of benzodiazepines. It is a competitive antagonist at the benzodiazepine receptor and produces antagonism that is reversible. It is a benzodiazepine receptor ligand which has a high affinity and specificity. Flumazenil is used for both diagnostic and therapeutic reversal of benzodiazepine receptor agonists.

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